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“Making that record was like pulling teeth!” Rush remember the album that drove them half-mad
By Paul Elliott published
It wasn’t easy being the high priests of conceptual rock
“Nicky Wire on lead vocals!”: Hear the Manic Street Preachers’ surprise new single
By Paul Elliott published
Plus: details on the band’s “energised and euphoric” new album
Fender gives its classic models a high-performance makeover with the American Ultra II series
By Jonathan Horsley published
The American Ultra II series features all-new pickups, compound radius fingerboards, premium components, fresh finishes and Fender’s “fastest-playing necks” as standard
Blink-182's Mark Hoppus gives us the lowdown on his brand-new Fender bass and discloses why he has switched to Neural DSP Quad Cortex
By Daryl Robertson published
The pop-punk bassist discusses his new signature model, what got him interested in Fender basses, what he believes is his greatest riff and more
“He’s enabled fans to achieve the iconic blink-182 tone”: Fender unveils Mark Hoppus signature bass
By Jonathan Horsley published
The Blink-182 co-founder’s signature model is a real bespoke build with a Jazz Bass neck, a reverse-mounted Seymour Duncan Quarter Pound P Bass split coil and the choice of 3-Color Sunburst or Sea Foam Green finishes
Harley Benton to ship direct in the US as budget-gear superpower partners with Reverb
By Jonathan Horsley published
In a move that is sure to shake up the marketplace for beginner and under-$500 gear, Harley Benton has an official store serving the US via Reverb
By popular demand, Epiphone brings back the Mike Dirnt and Gene Simmons-approved Grabber Bass
By Jonathan Horsley published
The much-loved four-string is alive once more to enjoy a second life with Epiphone, offering bassists a humbucker with a splittable coil, and an excuse to stick their tongue out like Gene
"Andy was truly SO loved :-)": A mural of The Smiths bassist Andy Rourke is ‘on’ as its Crowdfunder sails past its target
By Daniel Griffiths published
A mural of The Smiths bassist Andy Rourke is ‘on’ as its Crowdfunder sails past its target
Harley Benton channels that Chris Cornell and Jack Casady vibe with semi-hollow guitar and bass trio
By Jonathan Horsley published
Olive Drab with a Bigsby-style vibrato, the HB-35Plus Tremolo offers an affordable entry-level option for that Cornell vibe, while those HB-50 semi-hollow basses definitely have '60s Casady on their mind
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